Recent work on addiction and responsible agency
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Recent work on the relationship between addiction and responsibility includes rational choice approaches, exemplified by Gary Becker, and departures from the rational choice approach, including work by George Ainslie, George Loewenstein, Jon Elster, and Gary Watson. Topics include addiction and traditional rational choice theory, Ainslie and hyperbolic discounting, and visceral factors in relation to the distinction between compulsion and wellness.
Publication Name: Philosophy & Public Affairs
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0048-3915
Year: 2001
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Relationships and responsibilities
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Individuals take on responsibilities because of their relationship with others or for a specific reason. Nonreductionism is relevant to the analysis of special responsibilities and should not be overlooked. It centers around the concept that special responsibilities come in to existence through the relationship interaction. Nonreductionism is flexible enough to cater for mistaken special responsibilities.
Publication Name: Philosophy & Public Affairs
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0048-3915
Year: 1997
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Respecting the margins of agency: Alzheimer's patients and the capacity to value
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This article discusses moral and ethical considerations of autonomy in people with Alzheimer's disease. The increasing probability of such problems, the need to distinguish autonomy from decision-making capacity, and the need to discover patients' values are presented.
Publication Name: Philosophy & Public Affairs
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0048-3915
Year: 1999
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